slashing

Example Sentences

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The one mercy in all this is that, even in the current Congress, nobody is seriously suggesting slashing Social Security benefits across the board.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

The U.K.-based group reiterated its guidance for the full fiscal year, after previously slashing its forecast twice.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said it’s slashing roughly 14% of its workforce or about 700 workers, partly because artificial intelligence is reshaping the way people work.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Officials at the Paris conference said that cutting leaks and flaring from the fossil fuel industry could increase the availability of energy while slashing planet-heating emissions.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

The whole garden became a thick underbrush, like an abandoned town, through which one could scarcely walk without slashing a path with a machete.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende